The flag of Nottinghamshire was registered with the Flag Institute in 2011.[2] The flag includes a white-fimbriated red St George's Cross on a green background, and a green silhouette of James Woodford's bronze statue of Robin Hood on a white shield[1] located close to Nottingham Castle. [3]
Use | County flag |
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Proportion | 3:5 |
Adopted | 20 May 2011 |
Design | A white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a green field, defaced with a white shield charged with a green silhouette of James Woodford's bronze statue of Robin Hood |
Designed by | BBC Radio Nottingham[1] |
Flag design
editAndy Whittaker of BBC Radio Nottingham organised a competition following a suggestion by two of his listeners, Jane Bealby and Mike Gaunt. The final design was made up of elements from the designs submitted by a number of people to the radio station for consideration as the new county flag.
The Pantone colours for the flag are:[2]
Scheme | Green[4] | Red[5] | White |
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Pantone (paper) | 364 C | 186 C | Safe |
HEX | #4A7729 | #C8102E | #FFFFFF |
CMYK | 18.0.31.53 | 2.100.85.6 | 0.0.0.0 |
RGB | 74, 119, 41 | 200, 16, 46 | 255, 255, 255 |
2011 competition finalists
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Design 1
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Design 2
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Design 3 (winner)
Flag of Nottinghamshire County Council
editThe Banner of Arms of the Nottinghamshire County Council has a large stylized gold oak tree representing Sherwood Forest defacing a wavy blue and white horizontal wave pattern representing the Trent River that runs across the country.
References
edit- ^ a b "County flag design is unveiled". BBC News Online. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b Bartram, Graham (20 May 2011). "Nottinghamshire". flaginstitute.org. The Flag Institute. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Robin Hood Statue (Nottingham Castle) - International Robin Hood Bibliography". www.irhb.org. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ PANTONE. "PANTONE 364 C – find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ PANTONE. "PANTONE 186 C – find a PANTONE Color". www.pantone.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2022.